There may be no better known and much debated verse in the Bible. Everyone wonders about the beginning. We ask how did this or that come to be. At some point many children will ask, “Where did I come from, Mommy?”
Part of asking this question is knowing the right person to ask. A child instinctively knows that a mother is the right person to ask. Not only does she have a close relationship with the child, she was there at the beginning so she knows the answer.
Humans have been curious about their origins throughout history. God graciously provides the answer to our question, “Where did I come from?” We have a close relationship with Him and He was there at the beginning, so He is the right One to ask.
Of course those who do not know Him seek their answers somewhere else. They peer into telescopes, examine rocks and do chemical tests all to answer the question, “Where do I come from?” Without God in their lives they only can conclude that since the universe we observe is lifeless, our origins must be the result of some fortunate accident. As a society we have spent billions of dollars on the hope that some other fortunate accidents have happened in the universe and there may be life somewhere else.
Thank God we know that you and I are not fortunate accidents. We are God’s special creation. He has cared for us so much that even in our rebellion, He sent His only-begotten Son to return us to His family. He has sent the Holy Spirit into our lives to grant us true wisdom so that we need not wonder about whether or not we are loved.
Prayer: Thank you, God, for making me your own through my Savior, Jesus. Amen.
The Creation of Adam
Michelangelo 1475 – 1564
fresco (480 × 230 cm) — 1508-1512
Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
http://www.artbible.info/art/large/66.html
God’s richest blessings in Christ,
Pastor Philip Quardokus
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